2024 GT World Challenge Australia

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The 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Powered by AWS is an Australian motor sport competition for GT cars. The series incorporates the "Motorsport Australia GT Championship", the "Motorsport Australia Endurance Championship" and the "GT3 Trophy Series". The Motorsport Australia GT Championship is the 28th running of an Australian GT Championship. This will be the first season of the championship being solely managed by the SRO Motorsports Group. [1] The season will begin on 18 February at the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama Circuit and end on 10 November, also at Mount Panorama Circuit. [2]

Contents

Calendar

The provisional seven-race calendar was released on 2 November 2023 with all rounds taking place in Australia. [2]

RoundCircuitCity / StateDateMap
1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 16–18 February
2 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 April
3 Flag of South Australia.svg The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 31 May – 2 June
4 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 2–4 August
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23–25 August
6 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 18–20 October
7 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–10 November

Entry list

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversClassRounds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arise Racing [3] [4] Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert [5] PA2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot [5]
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaxon Evans [5] PA2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elliott Schutte [5]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Performance Centre [6] [7] [8] [N 1] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ricardo Feller [6] P1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Schumacher [6]
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock [6]
7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch [9] PA2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Miles [9]
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Cini [10] PA1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Fiore [6] 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth [6]
22 Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Haase [6] P1
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde [6]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot [6]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ash Samadi [8] Am2
87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown [11] PA2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Schumacher [11]
181 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renee Gracie [12] PA2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell [12]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grove Racing [13] [lower-alpha 1] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brenton Grove [13] PA2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Grove [13]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Phantom Global Racing [14] [lower-alpha 2] Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 13 Flag of Denmark.svg Bastian Buus [14] P1
Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Eriksson [14]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaxon Evans [14]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Black Wolf Motorsport [15] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Schoots [15] Am2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Woodman [15]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Bates Racing [15] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Bates [15] Am2
Flag of Germany.svg SPS Automotive Performance [16] [lower-alpha 3] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James [16] PA1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Gunn [16]
Flag of Spain.svg Alex Riberas [16]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT [17] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 32 Flag of South Africa.svg Sheldon van der Linde [17] P1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor [17]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles Weerts [17]
46 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Raffaele Marciello [17] P1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Martin [17]
Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi [17]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trading Garage [15] Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin AM28 5.9 L V12 38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti [18] T [19] 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Bailey [15]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tigani Motorsport [20] [21] [N 2] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sergio Pires [22] S1
Am2
1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcel Zalloua [22]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Shiels [20] 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden [20]
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Koundouris [21] S1
Am2
1–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Theo Koundouris [21]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Russell [21] 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb [21]
66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Lucchitti [22] PA2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Ojeda [22]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg RAM Motorsport [23] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Sheargold [23] Am2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden [23]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M-Motorsport [24] [lower-alpha 4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Le Brocq [24] PA1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin McMillan [24]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden [24]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Wood [24]
Flag of the United States.svg SunEnergy1 Racing [25] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 75 Flag of Andorra.svg Jules Gounon [26] P1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenny Habul [26]
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Stolz [26]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Craft-Bamboo Racing [7] [lower-alpha 5] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 77 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz [26] P1
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella [26]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Ojeda [26]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Team BRM [27] [N 3] Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Peroni [27] PA2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Rosser [27]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Triple Eight Race Engineering [28] [N 4] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 88 Flag of Malaysia.svg Prince Jeffri Ibrahim [28] PA1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Love [28]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup [28]
888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown [29] P1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Feeney [29]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Grenier [29]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Declan Fraser [30] PA2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Hackett [30]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wall Racing [31] Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 93 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto [31] S1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Deitz [31]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Denyer [31]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Wall [31]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg GruppeM Racing [32] [33] [lower-alpha 6] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 130 Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel [26] P1
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga [26]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds [26]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Taylor Motorsport [34] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 222 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes [34] P1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle [35]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Waters [35]
Flag of Germany.svg Manthey EMA Motorsport [36] [N 5] Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 911 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry King [36] PA1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alessio Picariello [36]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Yasser Shahin [36]
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 912 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Campbell [36] P1
Flag of Turkey.svg Ayhancan Güven [36]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor [36]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Volante Rosso Motorsport [37] Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 TBA Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris BatziosTBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
Flag of Australia (converted).svg TBA [38] BMW M4 GT3 BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBA
Flag of none.svg TBA
IconClass
PPro Cup
SSilver Cup
PAPro-Am Cup
AmAm Cup
TTrophy Cup

Race Results

Bold indicates overall winner

RoundCircuitPole positionPro WinnersPro/Am WinnersSilver WinnersAm WinnersTrophy WinnersRef. /
Report
1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Bathurst Flag of Belgium (civil).svg No. 32 Team WRT Flag of Germany.svg No. 912 Manthey EMA Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 911 The Bend Manthey EMA Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 93 Wall Racing No EntriesNo Entries report
Flag of South Africa.svg Sheldon van der Linde
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles Weerts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Campbell
Flag of Turkey.svg Ayhancan Güven
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry King
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alessio Picariello
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Yasser Shahin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Deitz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Denyer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Wall
2R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 1 Arise RacingDid not participate Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 1 Arise RacingDid not participate Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 44 Valmont Tigani Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 38 KMB Motorsport
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Talbot
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sergio Pires
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcel Zalloua
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Bailey
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg #7 Dayle ITM Team MPC Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 22 Audi Sport Customer Racing Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg No. 38 KMB Motorsport
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Leitch
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Miles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ash Samadi Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Bailey
3R1 Flag of South Australia.svg The Bend
R2
4R1 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland
R2
5R1 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island
R2
6R1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney
R2
7R1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Bathurst
R2

See also

Notes

  1. Car #4 is supported by Earl Bamber Motorsport.
  2. Car #13 is supported by Team75.
  3. Car #27 ran under the commercial title "Heart of Racing by SPS".
  4. Car #48 is supported by Erebus Motorsport and ran under the commercial title "M-Motorsport with Erebus".
  5. Car #77 ran under commercial title "Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing".
  6. Car #130 ran under the commercial title "Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing".
  1. Car No. 2 entered as Audi Sport Team MPC. Car No. 7 entered as Dayle ITM Team MPC. Car No. 9 entered as Hallmarc Team MPC. Car No. 22 entered as Audi Sport Team MPC at round 1, and as Audi Sport Customer Racing Australia at round 2. Car No. 87 entered as Shaw & Partners/Kelso Electrical/Team MPC. Car No. 181 entered as OnlyFans Team MPC.
  2. Car No. 44 entered as Valmont Tigani Motorsport. Car No. 47 entered as Supabarn Supermarkets Tigani Motorsport. Car No. 66 entered as Realta Tigani Motorsport.
  3. Car No. 81 entered as Team BRM ACM Finance
  4. Car No. 88 entered as Triple Eight JMR, and Car No. 888 entered as National Storage Racing at round 1, and as Triple Eight Race Engineering at round 2.
  5. Car No. 911 entered as The Bend Manthey EMA, Car No. 912 entered as Manthey EMA Motorsport.

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